Lupinus

E9007
plant genus taxon

Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lupinus polyphyllus 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName lupin ⓘ
lupine ⓘ
contains alkaloids ⓘ
family Fabaceae ⓘ
legume family ⓘ
flowerColor blue ⓘ
pink ⓘ
purple ⓘ
white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
fruitType legume pod ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic colorful flower spikes ⓘ
nitrogen-fixing ⓘ
tall flower spikes ⓘ
hasEdiblePart seeds (in low-alkaloid varieties) ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Lupinus albus ⓘ
Lupinus angustifolius ⓘ
Lupinus luteus ⓘ
Lupinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lupinus polyphyllus
hasToxicPart seeds (in high-alkaloid species) ⓘ
isA flowering plant ⓘ
legume ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType palmately compound leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Eurasia ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Fabales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollinatedBy bees ⓘ
insects ⓘ
rootStructure root nodules ⓘ
subfamily Faboideae ⓘ
symbiosisWith nitrogen-fixing bacteria ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tribe Faboideae ⓘ
surface form: Genisteae
usedFor forage ⓘ
grain production ⓘ
green manure ⓘ
ornamental planting ⓘ
soil improvement ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bluebonnet → belongsToGenus → Lupinus ⓘ
Lupinus subcarnosus → genus → Lupinus ⓘ
Lupinus texensis → genus → Lupinus ⓘ
Lupinus → hasNotableSpecies → Lupinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lupinus polyphyllus